IESE MBA Program Guide 2026

IESE Video Essay Questions 2026 I. Introduction & Personal Brand 1. Introduce yourself. 2. How... Read More

IESE Video Essay Questions 2026 I. Introduction & Personal Brand 1. Introduce yourself. 2. How do you pronounce your name? 3. What are your unique attributes, qualities, and capabilities? 4. According to you, what should you start doing, do more of, and stop doing? / Tell us something you want to start, do more of, and do less of. 5. If you had to change one thing about yourself, what would it be? II. Values, Ethics & Service 6. Describe an example demonstrating a spirit of service at work or outside. 7. Tell us about a cause to which you are very committed. 8. Describe one ethical dilemma you've faced in your job. 9. Tell us about a time when you dedicated time to help others outside of your professional life. 10. Whose leadership style do you admire the most and why? (Select someone close to you). III. Work & Team Dynamics 11. What is your ideal workplace environment? 12. How is the work culture at your current employer, and is there anything you would like to change? 13. What does collaboration mean to you? 14. Tell us about a time when you had to give unexpected or bad news to your team or a client. How did you handle it, and how did they react? 15. Tell us about a time you had to work closely with someone whose personality is completely different from yours. 16. Tell us about a time when you fostered an environment that enabled others to grow and succeed. 17. If you were your company’s CEO, what would you do differently? IV. Learning, Adaptability & Global Mindset 18. Tell us about something new you’ve learned and how it impacted you. 19. Tell us about a time when you experienced culture shock. How did you handle it? 20. Why is studying in an international environment important to you? 21. What was the last city/place you visited? What about it pleasantly surprised you? 22. Tell us about a time you had to process a lot of information and data. 23. When was the last time you were creative? 24. Tell us about the last book you read and what you learned from it. V. Decision-Making, Problem-Solving & Success 25. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision without all the relevant information. 26. How would you define success in life? Do you think you have been successful so far? 27. Tell us about something unexpected that happened in your professional experience. How did you deal with it? VI. Future & IESE-Specific Reflection 28. If you were at IESE and on your graduation day, what is one thing you’d regret not doing? 29. At your IESE graduation day, what would you be most disappointed about not pursuing during the course? I hope it help Read Less

My interview questions 1. TMAY 2. Follow-up questions on my perspectives on market opportunities i... Read More

My interview questions 1. TMAY 2. Follow-up questions on my perspectives on market opportunities in Africa (from what I mentioned in the essay) 3. Most challenging/analytical project + a few follow-up questions 4. What I enjoyed about my role in a project my referee mentioned in the LOR 5. What is my process of analyzing/tackling a problem & example 6. Do I enjoy the commercial aspects of my work and why? 7. TMAT when the project failed 8. My motivations for starting my own consulting company & leaving a secure job 9. Joys and pains of running your own company 10. How do I secure clients, and what percentage is referral vs cold outreach? 11. What other schools have I applied for, what influenced my decision to apply & how IESE ranks relative to the rest 12. ⁠Questions for the interviewer (last 10min of the hour) Read Less

Mine was with an alum as well. They choose someone who either belongs to your current industry or so... Read More

Mine was with an alum as well. They choose someone who either belongs to your current industry or someone who is working in the industry you aspire to join. It went on for 1-1.5 hours. He was very well aware of what I had mentioned in the application and what I had spoken about in the video assessment as well. He just wanted to understand my experiences better and generally who I am as a person. Questions: 1. Pivotal moments in my life? 2. Tell me what’s not on your resume 3. Why MBA? 4. STG 5. What do you do outside of work/ What do you read about ? 6. How do you feel about your GMAT experience? 7. Alternate short term goal 8. He was interested to know about a challenge I might have come across specifically in one of the projects I had mentioned in my resume He really appreciated how much I knew about IESE and that I had spoken to multiple people before applying. I had a few questions and we spent 15-20 min on discussing his experiences and how those also resonated with mine. Read Less

Mine was quite conversational. Went on for about 1-1.25 hr, but didn’t feel like it. The alum was ... Read More

Mine was quite conversational. Went on for about 1-1.25 hr, but didn’t feel like it. The alum was genuinely trying to understand specifics about my experiences. Had reviewed the application and was familiar with what I was saying. Few questions- 1. TMAY 2. What does Diversity mean to you? 3. STG/LTG 4. Why IESE/ Why MBA 5. Have I considered Executive MBA? 6. Backup plan for recruitment/postMBA plans. How did I planned to go about recruiting? 7. Which other places have I applied to? 8. What kind of courses would I like to take at IESE? 9. One challenging instance in the past - mentioned that personal stories would be welcome/appreciated 10. International experience related question 11. Had I spoken to anyone from IESE before the interview? I got 30-40 mins more with them after the interview. So, spent it asking my own set of questions. The interviewer was open to answering them and even shared some relevant points/advice. Read Less

My interview was 1hr 15min, alot of standard questions, walk me through your resume, what was your b... Read More

My interview was 1hr 15min, alot of standard questions, walk me through your resume, what was your biggest challenge, what was your biggest accomplishment. How do you take feedback, whats your leadership style, etc. Some questions about my essays. I wasnt asked any curveball questions like cats vs dogs, or describe the colour of yellow to someone thats blind. So that was relieving. Alumni that interviewed me gave some good pieces of advice based off my profile. Overall it was an enjoyable interview. Good luck! Read Less

Hey all, I got admitted in round 2 and this was my experience. I was interviewed by an alumni, it m... Read More

Hey all, I got admitted in round 2 and this was my experience. I was interviewed by an alumni, it may be the same for you or it may be one your region’s admissions director. Questions included but not exhaustive: - tell me more about your experience - tapping on your past experience, recount any occasion where you faced great adversity and what was your reaction - motivations for MBA (details are important, in sync with essay content) my interviewer got me to elaborate on my essay examples since the word limit was short - asked me if i had a back up plan if my initial post mba plan did not work out (he proceeded to ground me which i thought was refreshing for an interview) - working style in a team and my approach to handling conflict we spoke about 30 mins and he left 30 mins for QNA the setting was very relaxed and not as intimidating as I expected, so have your stories ready and just be yourself! Read Less

Questions were : 1. TMAY with key events in life that shaped your personality. 2. Follow up question... Read More

Questions were : 1. TMAY with key events in life that shaped your personality. 2. Follow up question on few things mentioned in TMAY 3. ST/LT goals. Why MBA? Follow up question on goals. 4. Why IESE? 5. Contribution to IESE? 6. Managing Conflict question. 7. How would your partner define you in 3 words? 8. What would your manager say 2 things about you that requires development/improvement? 9. Which other school applied to and how did you choose schools? 10. Who did you speak to at IESE and what did you learn about IESE that you cannot find in brochures? Read Less

Very conversational, lasted about 30 mins (including the 3 questions I asked) 1. Tell me about you... Read More

Very conversational, lasted about 30 mins (including the 3 questions I asked) 1. Tell me about yourself 2. What triggered the decision to pursue an MBA? 3. Post MBA goals 4. TMAT when you worked with a difficult person 5. Would you do anything differently in your career so far? 6. Imagine yourself in the IESE MBA - how would you approach a peer who is very difficult to work with? 7. What other universities have you applied to? 8. Any questions for me? Read Less

with JC - Adcom 0.- do you know about IESE mission? goal 1.- tell me about your interests/hobbies 2... Read More

with JC - Adcom 0.- do you know about IESE mission? goal 1.- tell me about your interests/hobbies 2.- tell me about your career 3.- TAMT you supported a difficult decision with data and facts 4.- TAMT you faced differences (on business) with a direct supervisor 5.- Why MBA, why IESE 6.- Long term 7.- Questions to the Adcom Read Less

I had my interview with the alumni. It was very conversational. The person had read my entire applic... Read More

I had my interview with the alumni. It was very conversational. The person had read my entire application pretty thoroughly and I had questions on almost every section that I wrote. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA at this point & why IESE 3. What was your evaluation criteria while choosing a Bschool 4. Leadership experience - some behavioral questions around that. 5. Current job roles & responsibilities. 6. Some specific questions about the extra curriculars that I had mentioned. 7. How do you work in a group, some examples on the same. 8. Why Europe schools & why not any other region like US Overall lasted for an hour. Very good experience. Read Less